We consider a model of fixed size N=2l in which there are l
generations of daughter cells and a stem cell. In each generation i there are
2iβ1 daughter cells. At each integral time unit the cells split so that
the stem cell splits into a stem cell and generation 1 daughter cell and the
generation i daughter cells become two cells of generation i+1. The last
generation is removed from the population. The stem cell gets first and second
mutations at rates u1β and u2β and the daughter cells get first and second
mutations at rates v1β and v2β. We find the distribution for the time it
takes to get two mutations as N goes to infinity and the mutation rates go to
0. We also find the distribution for the location of the mutations. Several
outcomes are possible depending on how fast the rates go to 0. The model
considered has been proposed by Komarova (2007) as a model for colon cancer